Nitpick: What I think you're talking about is not E2E because there is no recipient (ie in this scenario Apple is not able to decrypt your data). It's just bog-

Nitpick: What I think you're talking about is not E2E because there is no recipient (ie in this scenario Apple is not able to decrypt your data). It's just bog-standard encryption so your files are private or only shared with people you choose. We can only recognize the current situation, not a hypothetical future one. I for one think it is unlikely that Apple will willingly lock themselves out of that mountain of intoxicating user data. I believe their privacy stance is just marketing. There's countless examples of them not caring about real security issues, eg https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ Even if they do ever implement true encryption - not E2E between customer and Apple - personally I wouldn't trust it because of the unauditable on-device scanning/snitching.